CIA devised Osama bin Laden devil doll
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The CIA has admitted to making an Osama bin Laden doll with a face that could morph into that of a demon.
The face of the doll was painted with a heat-dissolving substance which peeled off to reveal a countenance meant to resemble that of a green-eyed demon.
How many dolls were ever made is open to debate, however, with sources varying from just three prototypes up to a few hundred. The CIA had intended to distribute the doll to children in order to turn them off bin Laden as an attempt to “win hearts and minds”.
The CIA had turned to the late veteran toy maker Donald Levine – who made the popular GI Joe figures – in order to turn the project they called ‘Devil Eyes’ into reality in 2005.
However, CIA spokesman Ryan Trapani told the Washington Post: “To our knowledge, there were only three individual action figures ever created, and these were merely to show what a final product might look like.
"After being presented with these examples, the CIA declined to pursue this idea and did not produce or distribute any of these action figures.
"Furthermore, CIA has no knowledge of these action figures being produced or distributed by others."
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